5 Celebrities Who Were Camp Counselors

Lights, cameras, camp — some of the biggest names in Hollywood got their start at summer camps! From singers to actors, there over a hundred a-list stars who were camp counselors worldwide. Although no globally-known celebrities reside at Camp Tioga currently, we do have stars in the making: our campers! Without further ado, here are five celebrities who were once camp counselors:

Zac Brown

The “Chicken Fried” singer was such a huge fan of his experiences as a camp counselor, that he founded Camp Southern Ground in Fayetteville, GA. Before this country singer’s claim to fame, Brown was a summer camp counselor at both Camp Glisson in Dahlonega, GA (where his new camp is now), and at Camp Mikell in Toccoa, GA.

Lady Gaga

Way back when, when Gaga was known as Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, she too was a camp counselor. Instead of donning gowns made of meat and writing power ballads, Gaga spent her summer at YMCA Camp Hi-Rock in Mt. Washington, Massachusetts. Although it isn’t specified what Gaga taught, we presume it was something of a creative nature!

Penny Marshall

The famed actress spent most of her youth attending summer camps, before appearing on the television sitcom Laverne & Shirley in 1976! Before regularly appearing as Laverne DeFazio, Marshall was a camp counselor at the Catskills’ Camp Diana-Dalmaqua. Imagine seeing your camp counselor on television, after spending numerous summers under their care?

Drew Carey

Before he appeared on his self-titled show in the nineties, and now as the host of The Price Is Right, Carey spent his summers working at a camp. Carey was known to have been a summer camp counselor at YMCA Camp Y-Noah in Akron, Ohio.

Jennifer Nettles

Besides being a singer, songwriter, TV host, and actress, Nettles was a camp counselor! For three summers, the Sugarland singer was known to Georgia locals as a summer camp counselor extraordinaire at Rock Eagle 4-H Center. We could only imagine how awesome camp songs must have sounded, with Nettles singing them!

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